Chapter 952: Tonight Let's Be Willful for Once

Her stomach was still flat, showing no signs of change, but she was panicked, restless.

She couldn’t let him see, couldn’t let him discover her secret.

Yet, the pregnancy test report was already in his hands.

No, that’s not right, the report identified Mu Xia, not her.

Her thoughts were a mess, and just as this realization hit her, she immediately turned back to look up at him, hastily trying to explain.

“That’s not mine, I’m not pregnant, that’s someone else’s report, you need to look at the name clearly, look…”

She couldn’t finish her words before they were swallowed up by the dimming look in his eyes.

Was she being foolish?

If it wasn’t hers, how would she know it was a pregnancy test report, or that the name was someone else’s?

She was really foolish, foolish to the point of being incoherent.

“Is it his?” Dongfang Jin stared at her, his question laced with caution.

Baili Xia didn’t speak, but as soon as he asked, she suddenly burst into tears again.

Once she started crying, she couldn’t stop.

Tears fell incessantly, her sobs piercingly sad.

Dongfang Jin pressed his lips tightly together, watching her for a long time before eventually pulling her into his arms, gently hugging her.

His large hand patted her back, soothing her with a soft voice.

“Don’t cry, tell me anything that’s wrong, I’ll make decisions for you, I’ll make sure he takes responsibility for you.”

“No, I don’t want him to take responsibility, I don’t want to tell him!” Unable to deny it any longer, she had to admit the truth.

She was indeed carrying Uncle’s child, but how was this situation going to end?

She was still a student, only eighteen years old.

What was she supposed to do?

Maybe, even Dongfang Jin didn’t know what the best outcome could be.

Now wasn’t the time for Mu Xiaojiu to have a woman and a child by his side.

Yet, why did it have to be him?

If given a choice, he’d rather she was carrying Mu Xiaoyao’s child, not Mu Xiaojiu’s.

Carrying Mu Xiaojiu’s flesh and blood was destined to be a tragedy.

How could that guy leave such a huge vulnerability for those who wanted to harm him to exploit?

But against all odds, the man in her heart was him…

His hand continued to lightly pat her shoulder.

After a moment of helplessness, he started to comfort her softly again.

“Don’t be afraid, no matter what decision you make, I’ll support you, I’ll stand by your side.”

“You don’t have to avoid me, Xiaxia.

You can’t handle this alone; trust me, alright?”

“Any decision you make, talk to me about it, I’ll help you, okay?”

“You can’t help me,” Baili Xia’s voice was hoarse.

She had cried all afternoon and was still crying now, her throat so hoarse she could hardly speak.

Dongfang Jin closed his eyes for a moment, still lightly patting her shoulder.

When her emotions had somewhat stabilized and she stopped crying, he continued, “I can help you, I can.”

“Xiaxia, trust me just this once, don’t hide alone. Tell me what’s on your mind, let me help you.”

…

Jin couldn’t help her.

Carrying Uncle’s child, the only outcome was to get an abortion.

But when one is close to despair, having someone by one’s side is something to lean on, at least.

Tonight, for no particular reason, she didn’t feel like going back to Mu Mansion, especially since Uncle wasn’t in Jin City.

She sent a text message to Mu Xiaoyao, telling him she was going to spend the night with Zimo and the others.

Then, she turned off her phone, put it in her bag, and stopped paying attention to it.

Everyone has moments of caprice; let her be capricious just for tonight.